UPDATE 2! Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Have Left Star Wars: Han Solo.

In a rather unexpected turn of events, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have left the production of the Han Solo movie close to completion of principal photography.

 

The official Star Wars website has issued the following statement:

“Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways. A new director will be announced soon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.

“Unfortunately, our vision and process weren’t aligned with our partners on this project. We normally aren’t fans of the phrase ‘creative differences’ but for once this cliché is true. We are really proud of the amazing and world-class work of our cast and crew,” stated Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Filming is expected to continue soon after a new director has been announced (which will apparently be very soon), and the film remains set for its original release date.

 

Not that long ago, there were some reports that there were internally a few concerns about the filming of Han Solo and that reshoots were necessary – something I went off on the most recent episode of The Resistance Broadcast, since these wouldn’t actually be “reshoots”, but principal photography (since the culture of reshoot-phobia is almost always ridiculous in this day and age). However, there may have been something to the concerns described after all.

 

Does this mean that Han Solo is going to be an unmitigated trainwreck of a film? I certainly have serious concerns over this turn of events, but I doubt that it’s going to be a disaster for one reason – Star Wars is absolutely no stranger to troubled productions. A New Hope‘s production was so nightmarish for George Lucas that he refused to direct another film for twenty-two years. The Empire Strikes Back, while less troubled, went vastly overbudget. Return of the Jedi, the “smoothest” production of the Original Trilogy, had a lot of disagreements between Lucas and director Richard Marquand. The Force Awakens had to deal with Harrison Ford’s injury completely throwing production for a loop. And most recently, Rogue One had to completely overhaul its third act in the longer-than-normal period of reshoots that the movie had. Lucasfilm has repeatedly shown that in spite of all the adversity that they’ve faced creatively, they’ve been able to put out consistently good movies.

 

However, I certainly do have deep concerns over this turn of events happening so late into the game – if the two directors had been replaced for the reshoots, I’d still be concerned, but at the least it’d happen at a much better time for the new director to reevaluate everything. If they’d quit before filming began, then I’d also have concerns, though they’d be fewer in number. That these two rising directors suddenly decided that things weren’t working out for them right before production on the film wrapped raises a whole lot of questions, and none of them are particularly pretty. On the plus side, everything that I have personally heard about the film thus far has indicated that they’re very confident in the movie, in stark contrast to this shocker of an announcement. We’ll be sure to look into this as this situation unfolds.

 

UPDATE 1!

 

It sure didn’t take long for this story to get an update. The good news is that the “creative differences” described seem to be a result of corporate drama as opposed to sudden dissatisfaction with the film. The Wrap‘s Umberto “El Mayimbe” Gonzales recently uncovered a scoop regarding the seemingly sudden shift in gears. He first shared this cryptic tweet shortly after the announcement:

 

 

And he quickly came up with his scoop shortly afterward:

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller met with DC Films during the production hiatus of the Star Wars Han Solo spinoff, insiders exclusively told TheWrap.

The duo met about the possibility of directing The Flash after Rick Famuyiwa left the project over creative differences last year, according to multiple individuals familiar with the project. It was unclear whether they were already considering an exit from the Han Solo project.

So this is certainly an interesting story. Prior to their decision to leave Han Solo, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller were looking back at The Flash, a film that they were previously involved with, while Han Solo had a production hiatus. The Flash is a film which got delayed significantly and has undergone a number of changes with the creative teams working on it (with the current front-runner for the director’s seat being Robert Zemeckis of Back to the Future fame after he’s finished with another film). They originally chose to start work on it before dropping it in favor of Han Solo, which was brought forward in production following the departure of a director who had previously been signed up to direct a Star Wars movie (more on this in just a second). So it’s not hard to see why someone like Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, who worked hard to get them aboard the Star Wars spin-off, would be less than enthused at their thoughts of ditching their Star Wars duties to work on The Flash again (or, alternately, that they weren’t as “into” directing a Star Wars movie as they’d thought that they’d be) – and this is likely a factor in why these “creative differences” happened.

 

 

The trouble with the Star Wars: Han Solo and The Flash situation actually started back with Twentieth Century Fox when they developed Fant4stic. As some of you might remember, Josh Trank was lined up to direct the planned Boba Fett/Bounty Hunters movie at the request of occasional Star Wars producer Simon Kinberg, who was getting started on filming Fant4stic with Trank at the time the announcement was made. But the complete disaster that was Fant4stic‘s production – an unbelievable story of a director with reported substance abuse issues and unprofessional behavior toward the cast and crew, along with a studio that didn’t know what on Earth they could possibly do to complete the movie on time and retain the license to use the film rights from reverting back to Marvel Studios – completely threw things for a loop, and Kinberg warned Kennedy not to go through with keeping Trank on-board. As such, Trank was a no-show at a “Future Filmmakers” panel – which happened days before it was announced that he’d be leaving the project for “creative differences” shortly afterward.

 

So one of the other projects that were in Lucasfilm’s pipeline had to take its place was brought forward: Han… Solo. (Apologies for the momentary Snoke impression.) And for that, Lucasfilm had Lord & Miller in mind to take on the project… Which brings us full circle to the article mentioned in this update. In a nutshell, Josh Trank’s less-than-fantastic folly resulted in a series of complications for both Warner Brothers and Disney alike. The glowing stuff I’ve heard about the movie behind the scenes (especially with the script, which is said to be really good) makes me think that this was as far removed from a situation like Josh Trank’s dumpster fire of a superhero movie as possibly imaginable, and that a degree of executive concerns are what really led to this sudden development. But we’ll be sure to learn more over the course of the next few days as the poor people working Lucasfilm’s PR department have their work cut out for them.

 

UPDATE 2!

 

In the continuing saga of the unexpected Han Solo production shenanigans, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has recently come under fire for allegedly restricting Lord & Miller’s creative visions. Variety reported the following:

Miller and Lord were stunned to find that they were not being granted freedom to run the production in the manner that they were accustomed to. They balked at Kennedy’s tight control on the set. A person with knowledge of the production said that the chemistry between the directors and Kennedy was never right. “It was a culture clash from day one,” the source said. “She didn’t even like the way they folded their socks.”

The source said that while Lord and Miller were supposedly hired for their vision and distinctive brand of filmmaking when it came to the Star Wars production, Kennedy did not approve of their shooting style and process of interacting with actors and crew. “They weren’t given the leeway to do what they had to do,” the source said.

The duo also clashed with Kasdan, who has been an integral creative part of several Star Wars movies, dating back the the 1980 The Empire Strikes Back. Like Kennedy, he questioned many of the pair’s directing choices. “Kathy, her team and Larry Kasdan have been doing it their way for a very long time. They know how the cheese is made and that’s how they want it made,” said the source. “It became a very polarizing set.”

 

However, there’s something in this article that doesn’t line up with what we know:

Some insiders believe that while Kennedy wants to make a splash by hiring young indie directors such as Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), she’s ultimately unwilling to empower them to make their own creative decisions.

 

While it’s incredibly likely that she ultimately didn’t get along with Lord & Miller, that doesn’t mean that she’s a control freak with other directors. By all accounts, she and J. J. Abrams got along incredibly well, and while Rogue One‘s third act got restructured significantly in part due to Tony Gilroy, Gareth Edwards was a big part of the movie’s promotional campaign and got to tell one of the darkest Star Wars stories in the movie series. Most importantly, Rian Johnson’s recent account about the creative freedom he had on The Last Jedi seems to spit in the face of the idea that Kennedy’s Lucasfilm regime has a set idea of how to do things:

 

 

So something clearly isn’t adding up here. With the middle chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, Rian Johnson arguably has the greatest amount of creative freedom out of any Sequel Trilogy director. That same freedom might not have been available to Lord & Miller because they were inherently working within the confines of a prequel, but I don’t think this means that we should assume that Kathleen Kennedy is a micromanager who hates creativity. The impression I’m under points in the opposite direction – that Lucasfilm is a company that takes its movies incredibly seriously and will do whatever to make sure that the final product is as good as it can possibly be.

 

The Hollywood Reporter, conversely, is under the impression that Lord & Miller’s style clashed with what Lawrence and Jon Kasdan’s script and how they interpretation of the film’s title character – and that Kennedy was more inclined to side with the Kasdans. This, to me, is the much more plausible scenario of what went down:

The creative clash [between L&M an the Kasdans], according to one insider, also came down to differences in understanding the character of Han Solo. “People need to understand that Han Solo is not a comedic personality. He’s sarcastic and selfish,” said that source.

The friction was felt almost immediately when the movie began shooting in February, sources say, but the directors always thought it could be worked through. Kennedy, the producer and head of Lucasfilm, decided to back her lifelong colleague, who shaped much of Solo’s character in Empire and ‪Return of the Jedi and who had a specific tone in mind for the new movie. The duo also didn’t feel they had the support of producer Allison Shearmur, who was acting as Lucasfilm’s representative on the London set.

 

This doesn’t seem like it’s a decision that was made on the spur of the moment. Quite the opposite – Lucasfilm is in a bad situation and they’re trying to make the best of the situation, however difficult that may be.

 

More on this story will come out over time, but for now, Disney’s at two for two with Star Wars and they’re looking to end the year with three for three. I think there’s a good chance they could make good on four for four in spite of having one of the most troubling developments for one of the Star Wars productions that happened under their watch yet.

 

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

293 thoughts on “UPDATE 2! Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Have Left Star Wars: Han Solo.

  • June 21, 2017 at 2:47 am
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    Man… I’m still so skeptical of this movie. This isn’t helping at all. It’s weirdly one of those movies that if you told me they canceled it outright… I’d be totally fine. I like what Disney has done so far. I’d hate to see them ruin it with a risky movie like this.

  • June 21, 2017 at 2:52 am
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    They seriously now just realized they are at a creative crossroads???? They have been shooting for a damn month. Really need to can this film.

    • June 21, 2017 at 2:56 am
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      It was a film that I argue was going to be riskier than RO. Harrison Ford put a stamp on that character that will forever be a part of the character. And really, from casting,minus Donald Glover who is cool, I was a bit skeptical due to how this movie seemed like a way to capitalize on the brand via the OT side of SWs. I’m not sure how far into production the movie us(I believe they wrapped up shooting), but finding a replacement is going to be tough. Most directors hate stepping into someone’s shoes. And yeah, there’s Whedon and Snyder for JL, but Whedon was already working alongside Snyder. But yeah, this isn’t good news for LucasFIlm.

      • June 21, 2017 at 2:59 am
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        It was edging into prequel territory. Rewriting history that was sort of filled in by people’s imagination. It’s hard to live up to that. That’s why I always say Anakin didn’t work. He’s a legend. The greatest Jedi knight falls to the dark side and destroys his order becoming the Vader we know. Unless you absolutely nail that story it’s not going to work.

        It’s why I am not bothered by Kylo being a wreck. We don’t know him. There is no legend. We just met him. So I accept all his issues.

        Now going back to Han Solo. We’ve got so many preconceptions… that showing us a different story could very well clash. So that’s why I agree it’s a very risky movie.

        • June 21, 2017 at 3:06 am
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          There has only been one set of stories of Han Solo I loved and those were the Crispin(RIP) novels from legends. Those novels are brilliant and as someone who didn’t care about Han Solo; those SHOULD have been the template for that movie as Han’s history scarily ties well with ANH and the OT.

          Anakin, I disagree only due to the fact that I believe his story could have been told better had GL’s ego hadn’t gotten in the way. As for Kylo, I am fine with him as a character, though I feel like TFA did no such favors for his character. That might change with TLJ(I expect it as RJ is a fantastic director), but really that movie was so incomplete anything can happen.

          As for Han Solo, this movie was going to be a big uphill battle. And really, LucasFilm should have poured more resources into either doing some new or perhaps a character, like Obi-wan who arguably has a cool story to tell and is more important to the mythos. Not to discredit Han.

  • June 21, 2017 at 2:53 am
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    And there goes my enthusiasm for this movie. I will be honest; Han Solo I never really cared about. I like Harrison Ford, but he was always my least favorite of the trio. Lord and Miller I am a big fan of their work, as they manage to perfectly capture heart, humor and characterization in their movies. And truth be told; I could see Han Solo working well in that regard. But from the casting of the lead to other stuff, this movie hasn’t had the biggest positive reception. Maybe, LucasFilm wanted to abate the concerns by pushing the movie, but when TLJ is coming soon; this seemed a bit distracting.

    Overall, we’ll need to learn more details about this, but this is a sad loss. And I suspect Kennedy might have had a hand in this. But that is another discussion as that is me speculating and no tangible facts.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:06 am
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    If Lucasfilm can confidently lose its directors for this film, then yeah, Colin may not direct Episode IX.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:09 am
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      While I do like Colin as a director, I can see LucasFilm, if they are nefarious, using this as a means to clean house so to speak and drop Colin. Especially, when one considers Carrie Fisher’s death and how that threw a big old monkey wrench into episode nine; LucasFIlm may honestly want to minimize any kind of negative stigma And Colin with how poor his latest film did he could be next. A shame, but Hollywood studios can be very cutthroat.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:09 am
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    “Creative differences”

    Just my speculation: Perhaps Lord and Miller took too much of a jokey, meta approach to the story, similar to how it was rumored that Gareth Edwards originally shot and presented Rogue One as an soldier-on-the-ground war movie. Kennedy and the Disney execs didn’t feel Lord and Miller’s results were “Star Wars enough”.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:09 am
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    wow

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:09 am
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    I have a bad feeling about —

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:41 am
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      Be quiet, K-2!!

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:12 am
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    My guess looking at their previous works, they wanted too much humor in it. 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Lego Movie.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:13 am
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      Which I think could have worked rather well. If the goal for these anthology films was to take a page from the Marvel book and provide different genres, cool. That works. SWs has such a rich world that anything is possible. But clearly, Kennedy and the two just didn’t see eye to eye.

      • June 21, 2017 at 3:15 am
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        Maybe the result felt like a parody of Star Wars and not as much as an actual Star Wars movie.

        • June 21, 2017 at 3:17 am
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          We won’t know the full details, but personally my excitement for this film is practically gone. They were the only reasons why I’d even bother to see a Han Solo film. If anything, I saw this movie as a way for LucasFilm to try to coast more off the OT. When the anthology films should be an attempt to tell some new stories or focus on classic characters with a unique twist. The only established character SWs film I’d love to see would be an Obi-wan film set on Tattooine. Make it a one shot, standalone and that is it.

          Almost anything else could have been Han Solo. A mandalorian war movie? A movie about the Rogue/ Wraith Squadron. A film about Black Sun or a group of Bounty Hunters. Two Jedi running away from Darth Vader and have it be a romance?

          • June 21, 2017 at 3:20 am
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            For me personally, my excitement has been replaced with morbid curiosity — will they be able to fix this, pull off another Rogue One? I find this behind the scenes fixing fascinating, actually, and look forward to following how things go from this point forward.

        • June 21, 2017 at 4:07 am
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          We already had a parody called TFA.

          • June 21, 2017 at 4:08 am
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            ooooooohhh looool

      • June 21, 2017 at 3:16 am
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        Agree with using anthology film to try different genres, but a beloved character like Han might not be the best choice. Yes he does provide some good situational humor but not full on comedy.

        • June 21, 2017 at 3:20 am
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          I’m not so sure. Han did exhibit a ton of humor back in the OT. I do agree that if it was too much, then yeah it needs to be dialed back. But comedy I thought could have been a natural way to handle this movie. But oh well. Han Solo was going to be a tough sell and really LucasFilm should have just ignored it. Do something else.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:13 am
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      That’s what I think (and just wrote below). The dallies as they were coming in were more humorous, jokey than Star Wars-y. They were fired ASAP so now Lucasfilm and Disney are re-assessing what to do, what they can do with what’s already been shot. Can they Rogue One this again?

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:03 am
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        God I hope not. I don’t want an uneven mess of a movie.

        • June 21, 2017 at 6:41 am
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          Good, you won’t get that. Instead, you’ll get a great Star Wars movie, like Rogue One.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:12 am
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    I didn’t think much of this movie when it was announced, don’t think much of it now. But its Star Wars so of course I still plan on seeing it in theaters.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:14 am
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      You know, I would be like you, but given how much I do not care much about Han Solo and loved Lord and Miller, I will be seeing it; just not opening weekend. Probably, Matinee.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:17 am
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    One thing is probably going to happen: this movie isn’t going to premiere next May. It will be held off until next Fall at the earliest.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:20 am
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    I’m 100% positive movie will turn out to be good. They reshoot last 30 minutes of Rogue One, and there was huge panic, and Rogue One turned out to be one of the best STAR WARS movies ever made. They will probably push movie back to December, until they don’t find new director, and make sure they have the same vision, and they only have less than third of movie to shoot. All they need is time to make it right. Disney knows what they are doing with STAR WARS. Han Solo movie doesn’t need to be great, but just good movie and fun movie, not dark any complex. I’m sure they will do it right

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:28 am
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      I remain optimistic, but I’m wondering if Solo is in worse shape compared to Rogue One’s first cut. On Rogue One, they completed initial photography on that and edited a rough cut. After that rough cut was presented, changed were made during the reshoots (which were already scheduled to happen anyway).

      The problem with Solo is that there were 3 more weeks of initial shooting to go before it was a wrap. Thus, they have not have shot enough from the script to cut together a rough cut to be privately screened for evaluation.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:02 am
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      That’s what’s wrong with Star Wars right now. We are going down the Marvel path where we just accept things that are okay. The Force Awakens was Okay, Rogue One was okay, not great. What’s the point of telling a Han Solo story and recasting an iconic role if it’s not going to be great? Now that two of the hottest directors in the business are leaving, it worries me that any of the uniqueness will be lost and we will get fanfics which what Rogue One was. Color me skeptical at best and almost at the point of panic at worst.

      • June 21, 2017 at 6:38 am
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        “The Force Awakens was Okay, Rogue One was okay, not great.”

        …in your opinion. Let’s keep that in mind.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:34 am
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    Now I’m wondering who will be called in to fix. It’s probably going to be a director who’s not a comedic director, since too much comedy may have been a tonal issue here.

    Christopher McQuarrie, who helped fix Rogue One (writing though rumored to have done a little directing), is too busy directing Mission Impossible 6 now.

    I could see Joseph Kosinski being brought in — he directed Tron Legacy for Disney, and Oblivion. He may not be busy at the moment. (I feel Kosinski should have been tapped to direct Episode 9. Perhaps he still could do it if Kennedy decides Treverrow may not work out either.)

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:18 am
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      Oblivion, while not particularly original, is one of my favorite sci-fi films. It lends itself to many repeat viewings. They could do worse than Kosinski.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:37 am
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    Get Patty Jenkins on the phone.

    The show must go on.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:37 am
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    Lawrence Kasdan co-wrote the script with his son, yes? Why not just hire him to direct his own screenplay. The guy directed some really good movies back in the day like “Silverado” and “Body Heat” and “The Big Chill.”

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:40 am
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      Depends on whether he’d be up for that. He sounds like he wants to retire.

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:22 am
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        True. But it’d be a potentially great way for Kasdan to go out, having rescued “Star Wars” to an extent once before when Leigh Brackett died while scripting “Empire.” And this way the credit could stay with one person as co-writer and director, and fans would take some comfort that the guy who penned the film also got to bring it to screen according to his original vision from the page.

        • June 21, 2017 at 11:09 am
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          Absolutely agree on that.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:38 am
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    Gilroy to come in and save the day yet again perhaps?

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:40 am
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      Gilroy only directed a handful of scenes, though – and that was to get the movie done on time. He didn’t take over completely.

      – Pomojema

      • June 21, 2017 at 3:41 am
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        Yeah in this case it could be whoever comes in will have to take whatever footage can be salvaged, and start again from there. :

      • June 21, 2017 at 3:45 am
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        According to reports he took the lead (still working with Edwards, but had the lead)in the editing room(THR) and throughout post-production to “fix” the film and was paid pretty handsomely for it. Also has a relationship with Frank Marshall and Kennedy, with experience directing. Was just throwing a name out that has past connection with Lucasfilm and a supposed troubled production.

        • June 21, 2017 at 3:47 am
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          But who was on set to direct the new footage? Nobody really has said, but my guess is that it was McQuarrie.

          • June 21, 2017 at 3:51 am
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            Its still a mystery to us, there are contradicting reports on that. McQuarrie is currently tied up with the next Mission Impossible so I’d bet he would be unavailable for this movie.

        • June 21, 2017 at 4:45 am
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          Right, I’m just saying that it wasn’t a case of Gareth Edwards directing-in-name-only, which is what some people think happened. Tony Gilroy did a lot for Rogue One, but it’s still (primarily) a Gareth Edwards movie.

          – Pomojema

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:40 am
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    I have a bad feeling about this.

    – Pomojema

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:05 am
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      No kidding. Still getting a title and/or trailer for D23?

      • June 21, 2017 at 6:06 am
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        The title won’t be affected, but I don’t think that we’d be seeing a trailer at D23 even if production went perfectly smooth. My guess is that it will hit with either Coco or Thor: Ragnarok.

        – Pomojema

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:44 am
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    Creative differences after 5 months of filming… Yeah, right.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:54 am
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      I could see it. Lucasfilm sees the dailies, don’t like where its going, want changes, they refuse. Hence, creative differences.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:05 am
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      There hasn’t been a single Disney film without fucking drama like this.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:36 am
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      Exactly, and more than a year of pre-production, creative differences my ass

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:52 am
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    WHAT?????????????????

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:55 am
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    Suddenly, all the set leaks, which are not normal for a Star Wars production, start to seem as early damage control. A way to create early buzz for a production that was not going the right way. This is not normal. They could have waited until the reshoots started to sidestep Lord and Miller, but they didn’t. So, they’re probably afraid that a couple of reshoots won’t be enough to course correct.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:57 am
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    Edgar wright? Joe Johnston? JJ??

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:03 am
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    Can’t they just fire Abrams and Kennedy instead? Out of a cannon preferably.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:02 am
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      Fire Abrams from what? Directing the movie that came out in 2015?

      • June 21, 2017 at 6:31 am
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        There’s no reasoning with these people; I wouldn’t pay any attention to the trolls.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:11 am
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    Obviously Kathleen Kennedy took notice that Lord & Miller failed to add banthas to the film. Will directors ever learn? smh

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:12 am
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    Enter the Knight……BEN AFFLECK.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:13 am
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    LAWRENCE KASDAN TO DIRECT

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:13 am
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    LAWRENCE KASDAN TO DIRECT!!!!!!!!

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:14 am
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    New cannon restrictions…I bet

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:14 am
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    Dave Filoni!!! Get in here!!!

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:31 am
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      Heavens, no.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:16 am
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    I wonder if Tommy Wiseau would be prepared to step in…

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:29 am
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      Why would you want an inferior actor to come in? Because he looks more like Harrison Ford?

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:30 am
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        That’s exactly how Harrison Ford got the part.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:43 am
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      They would have known that sooner.

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:44 am
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        True — 5 months is a long time. Probably has more to do with tone, perhaps…

        • June 21, 2017 at 6:15 am
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          LFL hasnt erred in casting yet and they wouldn’t have cast Ehrenreich unless they were totally behind him. The Ingruber stuff is so annoying. Yeah, he looks like Harrison Ford, but that doesn’t mean he can act like Han Solo.

          I heard it had to do with with too much improv and not enough using what was written.

          • June 21, 2017 at 6:28 am
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            “LFL hasnt erred in casting yet.”

            That’s debatable.

          • June 21, 2017 at 3:09 pm
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            Not for me.

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:48 am
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        I’m guessing Gareth makes the most sense to take over, given his familiarity/reputation with the team, the SW time period, and his ability to handle chaos with grace.

        You on the same page?

        • June 21, 2017 at 6:13 am
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          No, that doesn’t make much sense to me for a number of reasons.

          1. He was the guy who needed Tony Gilroy to come in and get the movie up to what LFL wanted. You wouldn’t go to him to save a film when he (allegedly) needed help saving his own.

          2. He isn’t really known for comedy and this has more of a tone like that, I believe.

          I have heard Ron Howard might come in and that’s a good choice. A veteran with a wide range of experiences in many genres.

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            I don’t buy #1 — I don’t see (what I interpret to be) script issues as being the fault of a man who had little-to-no input in penning the film.

            Ron Howard of the 80’s and 90’s would’ve put my mind at ease, but he sadly seems to have lost his touch in recent years.

          • June 21, 2017 at 3:09 pm
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            We don’t know if it was fully script issues or not. But Gilroy came in to save Rogue One, so you wouldn’t give it to the guy who needed saving.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:24 am
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      Please, no Anthony Ingruber…such a terrible actor and he looks and acts nothing like Ford/Solo.

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:36 am
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        I’ll see what I can do.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:18 am
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    Does anyone think that the film will still make its May 2018 release date? Just curious.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:21 am
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      No, I don’t think it will. Expect it to be Fall 18 at the earliest.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:43 am
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      Yes.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:19 am
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    I could probably clear my calendar, if they really need a director…

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:28 am
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    I don’t know how anyone takes this as good news at all. When two of the hottest directors in the business leave your film because they weren’t making the movie Disney wanted them to make, oof.

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:19 am
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      With only three weeks left of shooting to boot! But KK I can see her footprint all over this. And really, this confuses me. Why hire Lord and Miller and then have them supposedly fired? If the goal of the movie was to be comedic, why let go of comedic based directors? It is here that I smell a rat, namely KK not trusting in Lord and Miller and being unwilling to take risks.

      Yeah, we got RO; but really I could see KK being shaken by RO’s results and wanting to go back to more of the same via copying the OT. Which is counterproductive as why even both have the anthology films in the first place? If her goal was to copy the MCU, then have the anthology films be different.

      There is nothing wrong with that. Heck, it will ensure longevity of the franchise. But then again, the idea of a Han Solo movie was going to be a tough sell,regardless. Harrison Ford’s legacy is an inescapable one.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:30 am
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    The dark side sorrounds disney and K. kennedy, there are few people really excited for this movie, its one spinoff wasted. Neill blomkamp could bring balance to the force

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:42 am
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      Yawn.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:30 am
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    Kathleen Kennedy is on a winning streak.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:33 am
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    Told you this was a bad idea.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:42 am
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      Until we see the movie, that is not proven.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:34 am
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    Uh-oh.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:36 am
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    Damn, that’s disappointing. I was “excited” for this movie because of its crew and cast. And now the directors (who I like a lot) left the movie. Yeah, it seems Lucasfilm is totally weird.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:38 am
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    If nothing else… Kathleen Kennedy can get her husband, Frank Marshall, to finish the film.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:39 am
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    Shania Twain is still beautiful!! Damn!!

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:39 am
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    What better time than this to cancel the movie and make a old republic star wars history or a knights of ren history or palpatine and vader, bobba fett,obi wan etc etc

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:42 am
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      yawn

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:42 am
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    Uh-oh. JJ Abrams to come in and work his, um, ‘magic’.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:45 am
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    Let’s think for a moment… what does it have to take for a big studio to fire the director of a movie after more than a year of pre-production and 3 months of shooting, almost done? This had to be a really BIG issue, more than they wanted comedy and she didn’t. The tone can be altered in re-shoots. She always is on set supervising filming, there’s not a behind the scenes video where she does not rear her ugly mug. So no, this wasn’t them going behind her back with the tone of the film shooting. This was something really big and bad for a studio to decide to fire the directors and loose money and time. Maybe they called her names?

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:51 am
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      She’s demonstrated now on three occasions – Rogue One, Trank and now this – that she either is unable to pick the right directors or can’t work with them.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:59 am
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      This is huge. Too early to speculate much, but my first thought is KK became afraid to release the different style SW movie L&M were creating. They got tired of hearing no.

      • June 21, 2017 at 6:52 am
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        If that is the case, why even bother do the anthology films? Like it or not, TFA regained a lot of goodwill. And really, the idea of anthology films is a wonderful concept as it is Legends continunity come to live. Tell the stories that the prior trilogies couldn’t. And really, if LucasFIlm wants to be like the MCU, then they need to do different genres.

        By being so risk-adverse, LucasFIlm actually hurts themselves quite a bit. Yeah, TFA and prior to that; I can see why. But brand dilution is a thing. If this brand wants to produce film after film, it will need to go in different directions. Legends understood this well. And while not all of it was good, it is clearly evident in that that aspect of the franchise helped keep SWs alive for almost twenty-five plus years.

        • June 21, 2017 at 2:55 pm
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          Totally agree.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:47 am
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    Kathleen Kennedy should probably go.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:03 am
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      Why? We don’t know the situation. For all we know Lord & Miller could’ve been fucking it all up. Kathleen has been in the business for nearly 30 years. She knows when a director is on point and when not. I’m not saying this was the right call, I’m saying to just wait and see what happens.

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:14 am
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        She seems to have a problem matching directors with projects. Here’s what’s happened with the standalones so far:

        Trank was fired.
        Edwards was sidelined while Gilroy attempted to fix RO.
        Lord and Miller were fired.

        • June 21, 2017 at 5:15 am
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          To be fair, no one predicted what a mess Trank would become. He seemed like a great up-and-comer but turns out, he was a psychotic who let pressure get to him.

          • June 21, 2017 at 5:21 am
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            I don’t question whether or not Trank should’ve been fired. He absolutely should have been. But hiring him in the first place was a highly questionable move. At the time, he had one low-budget film under his belt.

        • June 21, 2017 at 5:34 am
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          JJ was great.
          Trank was a complete psychopath.

      • June 22, 2017 at 5:24 am
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        If I’m Iger I don’t want someone in charge who hired and then had to replace a director on Rogue One, hired then fired Trank off a film that wound up never being made and then hired and fired a pair of directors for a third film. That doesn’t look like confident, reliable, informed executive leadership to me. Maybe she was unlucky but maybe, and more likely, she doesn’t really know how to do this. People can say oh well Rogue One was good. Sure it was good I guess. Not great and Star Wars needs to be great. If anything she’s been lucky so far that her hiring fuck ups haven’t blown up in her face. Maybe this one will.

        I have nothing against her but it does remind me way back when SW7 was in pre-pro and she was involved to some degree for some reason and she said she had seen an image on the internet (!) of someone with their eyes closed and their face covered in sand. So she had concept art made of Luke doing that. I think it’s in the art book that got made. Thanks so much Kathleen for that wonderful inclusion.

        On the other hand maybe these two directors on Han Solo film were telling the han actor to improv dick jokes iwth chewie for SIX MONTHS and she finally figured out there was something up.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:16 am
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      I agree. It should be someone like Filoni at the helm.

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:34 am
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        No, having Filoni run this shit would be too easy lol. I’m not blaming Kathy though..so far I think she’s doing pretty good. Even though TFA wasn’t at all my favorite it was still enjoyable..and R1 was amazing.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:48 am
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    Maybe cranking out a new Star Wars movie every year like it’s an assembly line might not be a good idea after all. Whatever happened to quality over quantity? The wheels are beginning to come off the cart..

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:06 am
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      Until a new SW film is a critical and/or commercial failure, the wheels are still very much on the cart. The first two SW films of the Disney era were both commercial and critical home runs.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:52 am
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    Dude… screw this movie

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:56 am
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    Something tells me Lucas is watching this with detached amusement..

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:15 am
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      I doubt it. Wasn’t this movie his idea??

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:16 am
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      If he enjoys watching his franchise and the company that bears his name experience setbacks.

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:18 pm
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        Meh. He made his six films, he made Clone Wars. He’s told his Star Wars story, I think. No one can take that away from him.

  • June 21, 2017 at 4:59 am
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    “…I think that one of the misconceptions is that there’s some kind of great corporate overlord that is dictating this story to everybody…” – Trevorrow, in yesterday’s article

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:03 am
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    This is currently my favorite train-wreck to watch. Maybe they’ll scrap it all together (Hey, I can dream!)

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:10 am
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    I’m not entirely sure why everyone is ganging up on Kathy. I personally really trust her (as well as Larry) and they’ve done a really good job as custodians of Star Wars, and if they decided to fire these boys, I trust that call, as it would have been a difficult one to make this late in the game.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:21 am
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      Yeah, but look at the first two SW movies so far: a VERY familiar script to ANH for TFA, and a “side story” film R1 that was VERY closely attached to ANH events. She is steering the ship VERY cautiously. Not hard to imagine she applies a “star warsy” test to everything going on creatively.

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:23 am
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        Personally, that makes me confident in her choices so far.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:32 am
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      If you’re firing directors before they even start shooting (Trank), or firing them well into shooting (Lord and Miller), or sidelining them during post-production (Edwards), then maybe…just maybe…fans are going to lose confidence in your competence as a studio head.

      Good luck attracting quality directors in the future, Kathy!

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:46 am
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        Trank was a good call. Edwards wasn’t sidelined, that’s just hyped narrative. I’m glad she’s holding our Star Wars to a very high standard.

        • June 21, 2017 at 5:57 am
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          Hyped narrative? Gilroy was reportedly paid $5 million. You can actually see the differing directing styles throughout the course of the movie. It wasn’t just hype.

          And if Kennedy were actually holding Star Wars to a high standard, she’d hire directors with more extensive resumes. Trank deserved to be fired. More importantly, he never deserved to be hired in the first place.

          • June 21, 2017 at 6:24 am
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            Kathy is a film nerd. She likes the up and comers. It’s one of the reasons I trust her. Give me that indie film feel with a million dollar budget. (Excusing JJ and TFA as that was some corporate hollywood nonsense)

          • June 21, 2017 at 6:37 am
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            I used to respect Kennedy and still do her past work, but her personal politics have bled into the franchise too much for my taste. It is less me being annoyed with them as I find her diversity, girl thing a gimmick.

            As for TFA, I agree. Fortunately, TLJ cannot do that again as the euphoria of nostalgia will no longer be present. But then again, TLJ arguably is going to have higher expectations going forward because all those fans of TFA who liked the film will want something different. And heavens forbid if it copies ESB(which I doubt), LucasFIlm will be in some deep, deep trouble.

          • June 21, 2017 at 6:44 am
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            I see that opinion of Kathy but an important thing to note is that most Star Wars ideas don’t come from her. She’s the director of Lucasfilm, not the writer.

            As for TLJ, I hate to say it but this is literally all up to Rian. You’re right, that nostalgia is gone. He has to deliver a great movie or the future of the franchise could look very different. If it is kinda flat or too similar to ESB (which I too doubt) then the conversation about 10, 11, 12 may be very different. They’ll still exist I promise you but will be very different and maybe revert to the money making formula of Marvel.

          • June 21, 2017 at 6:57 am
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            Rian Johnson is a good director; so I can see this film actually being cool. If anything, a part of me imagines TLJ being like second season of Legend of Korra. To where, its story elements expand the mythos so much, but also drive the narrative to make it self-contained and worth it.

            Really, my biggest fear was if Kennedy was going to allow him to do it. RJ I had the honor of meeting him and he’s a very shrewd guy. He won’t bow down to LucasFIlm in making a carbon copy of ESB. He has too much respect for that movie to do so. The only inspirations from ESB I see are its character driven plot, dark themes and lack of solid narrative. If that is the case, cool.

            Because, if there is anything LucasFilm, RJ should take from Kershner and ESB, it is being bold and making one’s mark.

          • June 21, 2017 at 7:02 am
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            Trank was a crazy nutcase. Yeah, Chronicle was solid, but as Fant4stick proved he couldn’t handle the pressure of going into the mainstream and ultimately with his crappy mindset, lucasFIlm (via Simon Kinberg) saw him as took risky and cut him off.

            Rian Johnson, I do support, but I do love his work so I am biased. But I can see your point. Even Marvel Studios picked up Ryan Coogler(another director I love) only after Creed. And yeah, he did Fruitvale, but Coogler proved himself in succeeding at a mainstream franchise.

            This situation clearly reeks of something.

          • June 21, 2017 at 1:22 pm
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            Christopher McQuarrie was also brought into write new scenes and rewrite scenes for Rogue One. It was rumored that he also directed some of the new third act stuff.

        • June 21, 2017 at 4:23 pm
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          “High standard”? You really need to watch more quality movies

          • June 21, 2017 at 4:45 pm
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            Thank you for the personal insults, that’s definitely why I came here.

          • June 21, 2017 at 8:03 pm
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            Wow, this generation… this wasn’t even an insult, but then again millennials think everything is. Take it as unsolicited advice.

      • June 21, 2017 at 7:41 am
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        The proof is in the pudding. If you didn’t like TFA and/or R1, fair enough. But if you did, then you have good reason to at least try to keep your hopes up.

        I only say this because I’ve come across people who loved TFA and R1, but still complain about Kathleen Kennedy. My reaction is: if you like what they’re making, what’s the complaint?

        Personally, not only did I love both TFA and R1, but I have been enjoying Rebels, and even enjoyed the two tie-in novels I read – Thrawn and Ahsoka – despite loathing the old EU.

        Don’t get me wrong, Ima be wringing my hands about this news for a while, but I’m also more or less still hopeful about the movie…

        • June 21, 2017 at 2:58 pm
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          What if I loved TFA and hated R1? 🙂 Any suggestions?

          • June 21, 2017 at 7:45 pm
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            Loved Rogue One, didn’t hate TFA. Now I don’t know where I’m supposed to stand.

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:15 am
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    I’m not sure I want to know what director they pick instead…

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:44 am
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      Hah, watch it be George Lucas. 😀

      …actually, I wouldn’t mind seeing Spielberg direct one of the spinoffs. We’d get a chance to see how RotJ would have turned out.

    • June 21, 2017 at 11:35 am
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      Michael Bay for sure…

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:33 am
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    I am officially WORRIED! Filming is almost done, and rumors say that they were fired because they clashed with Kennedy and Kasdan from Day 1. if that’s the case, why were they hired in the first place?! My excitement for this movie basically deteriorated in an instant. And by the way, there’s no way that this thing doesn’t get moved to December. Mark my words.

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:50 am
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      To be fair, we don’t know the details of the situation. It is possible that in whatever the big creative disagreement was, Lucasfilm may have been in the right. we really have to let the situation develop further to know for sure.

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:36 am
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      they also don’t miller over them.

      😀

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:42 am
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    This is great news. Don’t know how these two twits even got the gig in the first place – 21 Jumpstreet and….(wait for it)…the Lego Movie?! Seriously, please. These two look barely out of high school and were given keys to the SW machine? Umm, no.

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:45 am
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      The Lego Movie is a great movie, critical hit, and Academy Award-nominated film. Get it together.

      • June 21, 2017 at 8:25 am
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        It’s Legos, yo. C’mon..you can’t be serious. This is quite a different kettle of fish.

        • June 21, 2017 at 8:42 am
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          22 Jump Street and 23 Jump Street. That is all.

          • June 21, 2017 at 8:49 am
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            Things I trust more than letting those two direct a SW film:

            • Mexican tap water
            • A wolverine with a ‘pet me’ sign
            • A mixed drink made by Bill Cosby
            • Andrea Yates’s daycare service
            • Loch Ness monster sightings
            • OJ Simpson showing me his knife collection
            • A North Korea “Satellite” launch
            • Gas station Sushi
            • The Boy that cried Wolf

          • June 21, 2017 at 8:59 am
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            LOL funny meme.

            In all seriousness, I had faith in lord and Miller. The Russo brothers had basically only directed a few episodes of some crappy sitcoms before 2014, but then Kevin Feige had them direct Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which was fantastic and adored by critics and audiences. If those two can go from sitcoms to big-budget political thrillers, Lord and Miller can go from directing fun comedy movies to directing fun comedy movies…in space. But I guess now we’ll never know.

          • June 21, 2017 at 4:11 pm
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            I had faith two. Probably Lucasfilm is still learning how can they match multi-genre films with a universe that needs to be perfectly connected between medias. Probably Han Solo is a huge deal on that, because making a comedy about him means that such holy character may or may not do certain things. You want to be faithful to the genre or to the character? what is the balance?

          • June 21, 2017 at 5:15 pm
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            Yeah, probably. At the same time, to fire Lord and Miller when filming is nearly done (rather than just do re-shoots like with R1) feels like something bigger than just tone. Maybe Lord and Miller decided they wanted to kill off Amelia Clark’s character, but Lucasfilm wanted her around for sequels?

          • June 21, 2017 at 4:37 pm
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            TV directors tend not to be auteurs. In TV, it’s the producers and writers who are in charge creatively speaking. I think the Russos work well with Feige because the MCU is basically run like a TV series. The director of Wonder Woman also cut her trade in directing TV (Breaking Bad). Rian Johnson also directed some TV (Breaking Bad, as well).

            I think the problem here is that Kennedy has been a bit too infatuated with considering young auteur directors. Clearly this is not the way to go with the Star Wars franchise. Like the MCU, it requires a consistent “voice” throughout its movies. Frankly speaking, this is a franchise brand meant to sell a product to the masses, and not personal directorial “visions”.

          • June 21, 2017 at 7:41 pm
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            Up voted because I chuckled at the bullet list, especially the Bill Cosby one.

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:48 am
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      Yes! I ageee these guys are not even close to Star Wars quality directors. It would have been a college humor disaster. I don’t like the duo method of directing.

      • June 21, 2017 at 7:46 pm
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        But the Russo brothers, though.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:19 pm
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      Yeah! Critically acclaimed movies that did well at the box office! How insane!

  • June 21, 2017 at 6:06 am
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    Does this surprise me? Yeah, a little. I have high hopes for exploring the life of a young Han Solo and it sounds like the potential for a series of fun movie adventures starring a beloved SW character. But I have complete faith in Kathleen Kennedy and the team she has assembled at LucasFilm…. I’ve been a SW fan for 40 years and I freaking love “Force Awakens” and “Rogue One”… and I love that there are many more SW movies in the works. Lord and Miller will be fine, and Kathleen will get “Han Solo” back on track. And if Ron Howard is being tapped to complete this film? Sounds like a good fit to me. Gotta have a little faith in the Force!

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:00 pm
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      I’ve never heard a longtime fan talk so positively and open minded about new SW releases. Most of them only complain how everything was better in the past. Thank you for that, dear sir/madame 🙂

  • June 21, 2017 at 6:22 am
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    Look 3 weeks left of filming and then post production and reshoots…give it to Filoni. It’ll be hard to get a director to do this movie after all this and Filoni knows Star Wars, is close with the Story Group, deserves a shot, and would give many fans confidence in the film.

    • June 21, 2017 at 6:33 am
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      No live action feature film experience.

      No thanks.

      • June 21, 2017 at 6:37 am
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        I rather have someone who is a protege of Lucas, talented writer, lover of everything Star Wars try to take the film with a great team of Assistant Directors then hire some recent USC graduate. Finding a good director will not be easy, seriously.

        • June 21, 2017 at 7:38 am
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          There are plenty of “good” directors out there and these big studios have so many contacts that it won’t be hard for them to “convince” someone to be the director for the remaining lifespan of production on this film.

      • June 21, 2017 at 7:45 am
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        This is the biggest problem with Filoni. And frankly, it would be a *huge* disservice to the guy to throw him into the middle of this dumpster fire. Do you think *he* wants his first live action effort to be *this*? If he even *suspected* they had him in mind, he’d probably find a dark corner to hide in until the whole thing blows over. And he’d be justified in doing so.

        If they really want to give the guy his chance (and I hope they do), then I’m sure he’d want to be given a fresh project – perhaps even an animated feature so he could ease his way into the whole feature film thing from a secure position…

        • June 21, 2017 at 6:27 pm
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          Yea that’s true, it would be a tad unfair to Filoni unless it really is a great script and has a lot of potential if shot correctly. If it’s a matter of a bad film then don’t take it but everything I’ve heard is really positive.

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:00 am
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      Filoni has vision… nice choice!

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:34 am
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      Mad choice!

    • June 21, 2017 at 11:40 am
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      A good idea , but Filoni deserves to have a new story and a fresh production with time to get everything right, not to jump in a production which is in chaos. and no matter what people say having the captains jump ship this late, is throwing the whole thing into chaos.

      • June 21, 2017 at 7:44 pm
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        He deserved to direct the Siege of Mandalore.

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:16 am
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    If they seriously met with DC to talk about The Flash and bailed on Star Wars three weeks before the end of photography, that is a seriously grade A douche move. I really hope that is not the case.

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:39 am
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      I don’t understand why this is so, unless the meeting was specifically about *departing* Han Solo to join The Flash. Was this what was reported, though? If not, isn’t it possible they were just having a meeting to line up their next project? And why would this be a problem, if so?

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:34 am
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    “We want to make a *good* movie!”
    “Hmmmmmmmno.”

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:52 am
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    Good! I never really had high hopes for this film. Starting with just the idea to make a young Han Solo film seems pointless and then hiring these hacks. They don’t come close to any other director for Star Wars. I don’t think lego movie and 21 jump st humor works for the best saga ever

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:03 am
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    What’s Gareth Edwards doing right now?

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:32 am
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    This is the worst time to fire a director. You know I never liked the idea of a young han solo film, but it seemed they are putting a lot of effort into it so I had hopes. But now I can’t see how it could turn out to be good…
    I think a major delay is very likely since all of the disney era star wars films had more than a year to complete post production, and they are still doing the principal photography here

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:42 am
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      Hopefully instead of a delay they just trash the project (lol)

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:34 am
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    Thinking back to all of those interviews and the Force for Change video released not too long ago. Screw these guys.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:18 pm
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      Wow, that’s harsh considering you don’t know the facts.

      • June 21, 2017 at 3:33 pm
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        Oh yeah I forget it was all a prank. Phil and Chris will return to work on the movie immediately. o.O

        Shoo fly.

        • June 21, 2017 at 6:00 pm
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          Sorry, but you don’t know what happened or who is to blame or if there is any reason at all to say “screw those guys” so this fly will keep buzzing the truth into your ears.

          • June 21, 2017 at 6:15 pm
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            I really don’t want to continue this fly metaphor but goddamn it don’t make me get out the fly swatter.

            In all seriousness, you don’t know the “truth” either. You can choose to be Mr optimistic but fact is they were in an agreement from the get go. This isn’t some backyard school project that cost a few bucks worth of items. No this is a multi-million dollar project with lots of risks.

            And to that end, Lucasfilm (owned by Disney), being the big business that it is, would have put all their cards out on the table. Phil and Chris clearly didn’t do the same. Just ask yourself, who has more to loose here?

            So yeah, keep peddling this mysterious truth that you apparently know of and I’ll maintain the sentiment of “screw you guys”.

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:49 am
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    We must respect both parties for their decisions but this is still bad news. I’ve noticed many people were never on board with a Han Solo remake in the first place. But I know it’s Disney’s job to preserve these characters like “Mickey Mouse” To rehash them for future generations $$$$. That’s why Disney bought Star Wars in the first place. I’m okay with that as long as they don’t water down these films too much. A decent star wars film is better than no film I guess

  • June 21, 2017 at 11:32 am
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    Who cares about this movie anyway… Could’ve made a thousand interesting relevant stories in the star wars universe, and they choose the one about the guy who already got killed off in the new franchise.. Spoiler alert btw.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:17 pm
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      You cared enough to comment lol. T

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm
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        Yes. Didn’t you know that my opinion matters most?
        And don’t worry, will probably still go see it a few times. I mean, we are all ridiculous fanboys anyways since we debate on swnn 😉
        Still think it’s a missed opportunity to expand the sw cinematic universe. That won’t happen for a at least another few years now.

        • June 21, 2017 at 5:58 pm
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          I don’t see it as missed b/c it existing doesn’t mean there won’t be more. This is just the slate that Lucas wanted done first.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:04 pm
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      Yeah, dummies. What are they thinking making a movie starring one of the most iconic and popular characters in movie history? This is totally the end too. They don’t have until the end of time to make a thousand interesting , relevant stories in the Star Wars universe. They really should have started with the obscure stuff and then worked their way up to the movies the general audience wants to see. Exactly like Marvel did when they made Gaurdians right out of the gate and then gave us an Iron Man movie.

      • June 22, 2017 at 3:19 pm
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        Oh, was he? (See, I too know sarcasm)
        Guess being a long term sw lover just made me a cynic. But let me elaborate then. I have enjoyed his character in some of the best movies ever, and he was sort of young in the very first sw movie. We know his character and his character development thoroughly. Just don’t see the need to know more.

    • June 21, 2017 at 11:16 pm
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      Han Solo, as one of the most popular beloved characters in the history of Film, is a wise choice for a spin off.

      • June 22, 2017 at 3:23 pm
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        I am aware of his popularity 🙂 Been a human and movie lover for a few years now.
        Let me elaborate then. I have enjoyed his character in some of the best movies ever, and he was sort of young in the very first sw movie. We know his character and his character development thoroughly right until the end now. I don’t see the need to know more. he has a very complete story.
        Its definitely a wise and safe choice from a business perspective , not an exciting one from a story perspective though .

  • June 21, 2017 at 11:37 am
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    the greatest Star Wars movie that never was, I’m calling it now. horrible decision on part of LF, none’s gonna buy now that crap about giving directors ‘creative freedom’, room for their vision and such.

    its so unfortunate that we’re living in the age of mediocrity, where bold, creative visions are the ones to be ultimately taken down and replaced with a boring, coorporate flops. not gonna lie, I had huge hopes and expectations towards this movie, I’m incredibly disappointed and it does really feel like it was Mouse/Kennedy who made the call to kill Lord&Millers vision.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:17 pm
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      “does really feel like it was Mouse/Kennedy who made the call to kill Lord&Millers vision.”

      Good thing that your feelings don’t matter as to the facts.

      LFL seems determined NOT to release a mediocre movie.

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:29 pm
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        so far, somehow, it didn’t work out that way if you ask me. TFA and R1 however enjoyable and profitable for Disney, were by no means great movies, not to mention their shortcomings when it came to originality and fresh ideas. it does seem like Lord&Miller where making something truly different and interesting in SW universe which clearly did not sit well with KK, Casdan and the Mouse. too bad

        • June 21, 2017 at 5:59 pm
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          Most people seem to disagree about them being great movies and we don’t know if they were making something truly different and interesting and if they were, was it good? We don’t know.

        • June 21, 2017 at 7:34 pm
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          You said it yourself; They were enjoyable and profitable films. They weren’t really shooting for great.
          Also, there’s different and there’s DIFFERENT. Star Wars is a major brand and like every other major brand it’s owners are never going to deviate too far from it’s brand identity. I speculate that this is what was starting to happen.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:59 pm
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      What about directing a Lego movie and a Jonah Hill comedy makes you think that these guys couldn’t drop the ball on Star Wars? Kathleen Kennedy’s track record is much longer and far more illustrious than these bros. They should have made the Baywatch movie instead.

      • June 21, 2017 at 6:51 pm
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        Both Lego Movie and Jump Street were character driven, entertaining, smart, funny, original and action packed pictures; something I think we can all agree Star Wars was always designed to be. KK has a long, but very much hit or miss career; Spielberg’s horses during WW1 movie anyone?

        • June 21, 2017 at 7:27 pm
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          Hit or miss career? Who has a better track record than Kennedy? War Horse is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and she couldn’t exactly fire the director on that pic but I’m sure she produced the hell out of it. The point is that L&M made three movies and none of them came with anywhere near the pressure and scrutiny of a Star Wars film. It’s quite possible that they choked. Without knowledge of the facts, why would anyone take L&M’s side considering that the people on the other side of the table are sitting on a mountain of box office receipts, 11 Oscar nominations, 35+ years of hit movies, and wrote the screenplay for the best Star Wars movie ever made?

  • June 21, 2017 at 11:43 am
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    Star Wars is globally succesful and long lasting. I think it is harder to deliver that with comedy – because comedy is more sensitive to local issues (what people find funny in US and UK alone is different even before we consider rest of Europe and Asia). Also, very few old comedies are timeless in the way the star wars legacy is. Having seen the Lego movie it is at best ok with some funny moments, but globally forgettable. I never thought Lord and Miller could deliver something timeless and globally appealing. Whatever the reason for their removal I trust in Kennedy and Kasden.

  • June 21, 2017 at 11:55 am
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    ” but I doubt that it’s going to be a disaster for one reason – Star Wars is absolutely no stranger to troubled productions.”

    There’s a whole universe between “troubled production” and directors leaving the film in the middle of production.

    • June 21, 2017 at 3:16 pm
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      both are troubled.

      • June 22, 2017 at 12:24 am
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        Yes, but the point stands. One is ‘shit, this is going to put us a week behind schedule’ the other is ‘welp, let’s completely change the approach to the material halfway through the race’. They’re both ‘trouble’, but let’s not pretend they’re in any way comparable.

        • June 22, 2017 at 5:45 am
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          If word got out about the mess behind ANH – which I believe was just as bad, if not worse, than what’s going on right now – then the movie never would have been finished.

          – Pomojema

        • June 22, 2017 at 4:03 pm
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          We don’t know the extent they will change things. I have no problem saying I don’t know specifics.

  • June 21, 2017 at 12:12 pm
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    Sometimes I wish I lived in a remote village only to step back into society when a movie hits theaters. All this b.s. you read really dampens the experience. Oh well

  • June 21, 2017 at 12:39 pm
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    I have a bad feeling about this.

  • June 21, 2017 at 12:39 pm
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    Everyone was concerned about R1 reshoots, and the third act turned out to be the best part of an otherwise ok movie.

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:39 pm
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      Exactly. While I disagree with the rest of the film being just “okay”, I think we’re all in agreement that the third act (the part that was re-shot the most) was the best part of the movie.

      • June 22, 2017 at 12:23 am
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        I think though that there’s a valid question of what was reshot, and in what ways it changed the last act. We can reasonably guess from some of the marketing and teaser stuff for example, that a great deal played out very much as it did in the final cut. Hopefully some day Rinzler, or someone like him, is going to get the opportunity to really delve into what the hell was going on these first few years after the sale.

        • June 22, 2017 at 12:29 am
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          I actually know (for the most part) what was recut. The short version is that the Citadel Tower and Broadcast Station were originally two separate locations, but were changed into one to make things simpler. Character actions and deaths were re-done to reflect this. The beginning didn’t have enough character moments and was confusing, so the stuff on Wobani and The Ring of Kafrene was added. Most other changes were done before shooting began.

          • June 22, 2017 at 12:33 am
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            Yeah, I made that argument about the Scarif stuff at the time if you recall, and I agree. The point though is that the action got trimmed a bit, but functionally in terms of story beats, the same stuff was happening. As far as the begining, that’s my biggest problem with the film. It FEELS like it was the most fucked with, it’s still muddy, and it still feels like they’re trying to tackle one too many plot points and locations.

          • June 22, 2017 at 12:37 am
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            I agree. They really needed to find a way to jump around to different locations less often.

  • June 21, 2017 at 1:10 pm
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    If Lord and Miller were clashing with Kasdan, I am HAPPY they are gone. KASDAN can beat both their asses at making a SW Film, any day, all day.

    • June 22, 2017 at 12:18 am
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      HE’S THE BEST AT DIRECTORING. THE YUUUUUGEST DIRECTOR. ALL THE FANS, THEY LOVE HIM.

      • June 22, 2017 at 6:18 pm
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        HE’S like BUTTER the MORE the BETTER.

        V A D E R

  • June 21, 2017 at 1:18 pm
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    It could also be a generational thing. These guys may not have grown up on Star Wars and loving it as much as the DC heroes which date back in cinema to the ’79 Superman and ’89 Batman.

    • June 21, 2017 at 9:37 pm
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      I don’t really think it’s much of a generational thing, simply because I can personally say that I grew up in a younger generation than these two and Star Wars is my life lol. I would say it’s their preferred preference. Either way what they did is rather rude, if it’s true of course.

  • June 21, 2017 at 2:13 pm
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    Sad to hear that, I liked that R1 felt different from the Saga movies and I would have enjoyed another SW movie that feels different. I also enjoyed the Lego movie a lot and had more fun watching it than during most animated movies. That being said it really gives me hope that Trevorrow cannot completely fuck up Episode 9 without consequences, even if the project is already deep into the stages of principal photgraphy.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:48 pm
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      THIS.

      As much as it sucks to hear that Lord & Miller got fired, I find it immensely relieving that perhaps Treverrow will be tightly reigned in on Episode 9.

      There’s been a lot of concern about Disney possibly having too much control, but it appears that Kennedy is the one calling the shots, and honestly, she seems to get Star Wars better than just about anyone in her type of position. I’m cool with it.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:15 pm
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    A lot of studios release movies they are not happy with. Credit LFL for trying to get the best possible movie made, as they see it.

    • June 21, 2017 at 4:54 pm
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      Exactly. Until Lucasfilm drops the ball with one of these films we should be thankful they are willing to make changes and spend the necessary money to make these films right.

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:20 pm
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    Sounds like they hit the wrong tone with Solo’s character. This May mean reshooting a lot of what’s in the can already.
    Han Solo is a hard line to walk. Too far one way and you create a parody, too far the other and he’s an unlikeable B’stard.
    Good luck to whoever takes this on. I don’t envy them

  • June 21, 2017 at 3:20 pm
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    Also: It’s okay to not know, guys. You don’t have to pick sides. We can just wait and find out before spouting off at the mouth.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:42 pm
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      You’re on a Star Wars site, my friend. Picking sides is all we know how to do!

      • June 21, 2017 at 5:57 pm
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        haha, it’s okay to be a Bendu here.

        • June 21, 2017 at 8:20 pm
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          Until you let pesky rebel-wannabees nest next to you, and they bring evil warmongers to your computer.

          Then everybody gets electrocuted and you disappear.

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:38 pm
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      Either you’re with me…or you’re my enemy!

      • June 21, 2017 at 8:31 pm
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        Only a sith deals in absolutes..

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:06 pm
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    Tank? Do you want to put some money on that?

  • June 21, 2017 at 5:09 pm
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    I’m totally fine with it, they dropped Lord and Miller. In the past Lucasfilm made some good decisions. Maybe reshooting parts of Rogue One or the refreshment of Star Wars itself with a fantastic TFA. So I’m glad they spend money and time to get out the best of this movie.

  • June 21, 2017 at 6:24 pm
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    The movies with the smoothest production process were the maligned prequels. Should we start worrying if a Star Wars production is NOT haunted by severe difficulties?

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:31 pm
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      That’s a good point. This kind of news does mean that Lucasfilm really, really cares about the quality of their movies. We’ll probably never know which of L&M’s or Kasdan’s visions were superior, but at least Lucasfilm cares. Hopefully this can turn out well in the end.

    • June 21, 2017 at 11:10 pm
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      Right and those were HORRIBLE.

    • June 22, 2017 at 12:14 am
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      A sandstorm hitting, requiring some sets to be rebuilt is not really comparable to losing the directors midway through the movie. One is an inconvenience, fixed with money, the other is major shakeup creatively.

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:19 pm
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    Hey kids, this isn’t the first time a Star Wars movie had to deal with turmoil:

    ANH – Barely got made, threatened production shutdown by studio, delayed SFX, delayed release.

    ESB – Original screenwriter dies, went considerably over-budget, leading to parting ways with producer Kurtz.

    ROTJ – Major completed SFX sequences scrapped in post production. Title changed twice, complicating marketing efforts.

    TPM – Sandstorm on location in Tunisia destroys major expensive set pieces.

    TFA – Original screenwriter parts ways with production after requiring too much time to write screenplay.

    R1 – Considerable reshoots and restructuring of the film in post-production.

    EP IX – Prominent character dies before shooting begins, requiring a considerable reworking of the story.

    HS – Directing team parts ways with production mid-shooting.

    • June 21, 2017 at 7:35 pm
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      RotS – Entire subplot crafted through editing.

      TLJ – Script re-writes required the movie to get pushed back by several months.

      • June 22, 2017 at 2:44 pm
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        Hey in regards to the subplot….are you referring to the obi wan + padme love triangle? Also where did you learn that btw?

        • June 22, 2017 at 3:06 pm
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          In truth, it wasn’t REALLY a subplot. Lucas used editing to focus the film more on Anakin falling to the dark side due to his love for Padme VS. his thirst for power (like what Obi-Wan said in Episode IV).

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:28 pm
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    Sounds like not ‘everything is awesome’.

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:41 pm
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    They left The Flash for Han Solo, and then went back to Flash. I’m confused.

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:55 pm
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    We’ll see how it turns out. As for the conflicting information of the behind-the-scenes process, it probably means we can’t trust everything we’re told; by Lucasfilm reps, directors, third parties, whomever. I highly doubted Rian Johnson’s claim that he had complete creative freedom for TLJ. Lucasfilm must have had SOME plan for the trilogy and some obvious no-nos about what to do with the lead characters, even if it was just a general idea, and whatever the idea was had to be passed on to Rian Johnson. But it’s probably better PR to say that the business has zero involvement in the art. Whatever the situation is, I don’t see a point in taking anything we hear about this Han Solo situation too seriously until we see the movie.

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:00 pm
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    It will be fine. I don’t know why, but I have more faith in the ‘A Star Wars Story’ films than the continued Saga.

    • June 21, 2017 at 10:20 pm
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      Right now I feel the same way. Im a big Rian fan so I hope im wrong.

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:02 pm
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    If there is anyone I trust to handle Star Wars it’s Kathleen Kennedy. Can’t wait to see the movie next year.

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:15 pm
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    I think the Kasdan have a vision that isn’t necesarily good for SW, I hope I’m wrong, I think LFL & Disney respect them because Empire, of course, and all the money TFA made.

    But I dont thing they are entirely good for SW, they lack of inventive vision, they are really good in certain area that works with SW, but not all the areas SW need, they have a very “desertic” idea of what SW is, there you have TFA, it made a lot of money but, it is not the most creative movie.

    I think people overestimate this guys, they are good, but not alone, they co-write, they need other talented people to co-write with them, people with very different ideas, to combine with theirs and make something good for SW, that is not a bad thing, but I think they have too much involvement right now, and maybe they are not letting room for “too diffetent” ideas.

    I don´t know, just a thought…

    • June 21, 2017 at 11:09 pm
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      Kasdans are proven. Lord and Miller are NOT proven when it comes to SW. The best decision was made.

      • June 22, 2017 at 12:07 am
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        Kasdan Sr hasn’t written a decent film since the 80s. Kasdan Jr. is certainly not proven. Lord and Miller on the other hand have a proven track record of taking terrible sounding ideas and turning them into crowd-pleasing, entertaining movies within a big studio system.

        • June 22, 2017 at 1:07 am
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          Which is why they are now in the Star Wars Unemployment Line LOL

      • June 22, 2017 at 7:40 pm
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        Yes Kasdans are proven, co-writing, no so much directing.

  • June 21, 2017 at 8:26 pm
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    These stand-alones are going to have to figure themselves out. They got lucky that Edwards was such a student he was able to put together a great third act with a touch of Vader. RO still feels like it wants to be a SW action-adventure but also a war film at the same time….with mixed results (don’t get me wrong, I can sit down and watch RO anytime, anywhere, and love it).

    As much as these films want to ‘be different’, they’re still going to run into the tried and true SW tropes that we expect to experience (score, action-adventure escapes and pacing, 3 act structure, big important sci-fi action at the end).

    It’s not going to be easy. They may have been able to mold RO out of some diverging and possibly overbloated pieces, but they may run into some problems.

    Just because the galaxy is full of stories, that doesn’t mean they all make good SW films (which is why we have novels and comics and cartoons!!)

    • June 21, 2017 at 8:52 pm
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      I couldn’t have said it better myself. I do love RO; but Kennedy half-hearted attempt with these anthology is going to blow up in her face. The MCU succeeded because it took risks and was creative with various genres. A platform I can see working with SWs; it worked for Legends in the past.

      But as you stated, if KK keeps this franchise into its current modus operandi and doesn’t try to mix things up, brand dilution will be a thing. And while it may not seem that way, mark my words; it will happen. The question is sooner or latter. And I really hope it isn’t the former.

      • June 21, 2017 at 9:36 pm
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        Legends was done with comics and novels, not a feature film. That’s my point. When “Star Wars” is on a film, it’s going to take more than just a couple stand alone features to get separation from the space-opera action-adventure serial that SW films are and have been. Lucas tried to do some sort of half-hearted political conspiracy too, and it didn’t work for a lot of people. The parts that did – lightsabers, space battles, races, etc. (RO’s 3rd Act) – were basic SW formula.

        Separating from that SW formula on the big screen is not some simple “oh let’s mix in a genre” like Marvel, they have tons of storylines and different characters to mix it with. SW is about 4 or 5 familiar characters with most of the audience, establishing new ones is hard (plenty of fans still don’t like Jyn…and she’s dead…and so is Ahsoka, who had 6 years of stories behind her). It’s easy in long-form novels and art-book comics but not on the big screen.

        • June 21, 2017 at 11:45 pm
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          While I can see your point, I do think that LucasFilm should completely abandon Legends and its ambition. Brand dilution is going to be a big problem going forward. TFA had the novelty of being the first SWs film since ROTS. And that clearly helped sparked greater interest into the brand. But LucasFilm is going to have to try and separate themselves from the classic formula at some point.

          As for your point of mixing genres, I strongly disagree. Yes, Marvel has different storylines, but SWs universe I argue is so vast that almost any kind of story could be told. And while Legends did in fact had comics, games and novels; the medium is a non-issue. It can work for the films, if those directors are willing to take the risk.

          Whether or not the audience accepts is a very different discussion, all together. As for those characters you mentioned, that is a consequence of the films and the popular media. And I see that being a non-issue going forward with the brand.

          Because make no mistake; IF LucasFIlm does not at some point break away from the OT and stay risk adverse, brand dilution will be a big problem. And as for your point on tropes, that will always be the case.

          Every franchise has a series of characteristics and tropes that makes it unique. And while it may do something different, I argue there is nothing wrong on relying on those tropes for granted, the properties aren’t slacking and willing to at minimum execute themselves well.

    • June 21, 2017 at 9:25 pm
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      Most of the RO reshoots were done to change the third act, so I think that Edwards was least involved on that part of the movie.

  • June 21, 2017 at 9:50 pm
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    Well I loved Rogue One. Didn’t like the Lego Movie so much.

    So I’m on Lucasfilms side. And yes I want to be on a side ! 🙂

    However I can understand that the Casdans could be a bit old fashioned in their thinking/writing. So we could potentially get more of the same old Han. Cheesy lines and all.

    In any case, none of us have any control of this. So we can only trust in KK and team to pull it right.

  • June 21, 2017 at 10:49 pm
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    #FireKathleenKennedy

    • June 21, 2017 at 10:59 pm
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      Why? How do we know that what Lord and Miller were doing was so great? How do we know they weren’t ruining the character of Han Solo by making him too comedic?

      • June 21, 2017 at 11:11 pm
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        We do not know. I just find it extremely suspicious that they were fired at a stage this late into the process. They were chosen for their vision and know they are fired after 4 months of shooting? Either Kathleen Kennedy is very bad at choosing their directors, or as this source implies it, these Chris Miller and Phil Lord guys were being complete douchebags. I’m really confused either way.

        • June 21, 2017 at 11:54 pm
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          So, maybe ascertain the truth first before calling for some’s firing.

      • June 21, 2017 at 11:40 pm
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        Then she should of pulled the trigger earlier or even not hired them at all. We all know what type of films they make.

        • June 22, 2017 at 12:02 am
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          They have had multiple directors working on 5 films over the last 3 years. Some of them have worked out, some of them haven’t. The bottom line is that George Lucas entrusted his company and franchise to Kennedy, and even George had to part ways with certain people over the years. It’s the business. And when you are churning out films at the frequency that they are now, films that all have to coexist in the same universe, it’s not a huge surprise that not everyone turns out to be a good fit.

          • June 22, 2017 at 12:11 am
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            All of that is true which means either they should slow down the amount of films the are cranking out or have a more robust vetting process where you are 110% sure you are on the same page. No reason massive companies like Disney and lucasfilm should let this type of situation arise.

  • June 21, 2017 at 11:36 pm
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    In one fell swoop my interest in this goes from maybe an eight to a two. First of all, very disappointed that​ Kennedy let it get to this point. Either you figure this out earlier or suck it up and ride this to the finish​ line. Doing now speaks to dysfunctional leadership. What also annoys me is the idea that Lord and Miller may have stayed too far away from what is “safe”. A mindset far too prevalent in Hollywood today. this of all the sw films so far was the one to take a chance on. It had so little risk to the overall story and canon. That being said, this will just be a blip on the radar even if the film is terrible. If this was a saga film I’d be worried, but for this I’m just disappointed in all involved.

    • June 22, 2017 at 1:49 am
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      Agree with you on all points. The only value in anthology films is to make some interesting movies that don’t have to follow the rigid confines of the episodes. If you’re not going to make something different, why bother? I was willing to forgive it in R1 as they were really testing the waters, but that worked, now let your directors stretch a bit. And yes, Lord and Miller have 4 films behind them, all with a similar tone – Kennedy knew what she was getting, or SHOULD have at any rate if she had done her homework. Personally, I think that light, slightly anarchic touch would have been terrific for SW, but if she wanted something different, so be it. In that case, don’t hire these guys, let them spend a year making the movie, then pull the plug halfway through filming because you don’t like, you know, the exact thing they’ve been doing since 1998 (man, has it BEEN that long since Clone High?).

  • June 22, 2017 at 1:00 am
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    As a Star Wars fan the least I expect to see in this movie is:
    – Han Solo in the Imperial Academy (Entry-Training-Exit)
    – As Han Solo begins his career as a space smuggler
    – When Han meets Chewie
    – When Han meets Lando
    – His relationship with Jabba, Fett and Greedo
    – The Sabacc game where Han Solo wins the Millennium Falcon
    – Cameos of contemporary characters in that time-space. Including Rebels.
    – And a final post credits where Han Solo enters the cantina of Chalmun and in the background we see Ben Kenobi and young Luke arriving at Mos Eisley.

    Without these events of the life of Han Solo, this film does not make sense.

    P.S. I propose to Gareth Edwards as the director of this film because he is the only one who has a very good and clear vision of the environment of Star Wars ABY.

    • June 22, 2017 at 1:08 am
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      THIS WOULD MAKE FOR AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FILM — CAN THEY HAVE YOU DIRECT IT?

    • June 22, 2017 at 1:33 am
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      Don’t worry, you’ll get all of those. And if you do, that’s the problem. It becomes less about telling a story and more about checking items off some imaginary list of fan service demands. Boring.

      • June 22, 2017 at 3:27 am
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        I have to agree. We want to see at least one or two of those things, but not much more.

      • June 22, 2017 at 9:18 pm
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        I want to see a GOOD film that tells me a story but gives me my fan service. After growing up with Star Wars, we DO have expectations that MUST be met. Period.

    • June 22, 2017 at 2:58 pm
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      Gareth Edwards was basically fired off Rogue One, what makes you think they’d ask him back? lol

  • June 22, 2017 at 3:30 am
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    Who knows the real story, but I’ve never been down with these guys anyhow. Something about the thinner one; I don’t like his vibe for some reason.

  • June 22, 2017 at 2:57 pm
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    I would say most likely that Rian Johnson is just doing PR work for them, there’s no way he get’s final cut, let alone full control of the script.

  • June 23, 2017 at 12:21 am
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    this makes me like them more and Disney less

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